Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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